CHAMPIONS Dynamos appear to be failing to rub off the bad boy image after they were hit with $5 125 fines by the Premier Soccer League (PSL) for various offences, while Highlanders were fined $4 000 from the start of the season to August. TAWANDA TAFIRENYIKA
According to the PSL Standing Order Offences and Fines, as of August, Dynamos were fined for offences ranging from missile-throwing to failure to provide properly cleaned dressing rooms for the second year running.
Last term, the PSL had to garnish their Castle Lager League title prize money of $70 000 after hitting them with heavy fines of $64 000 for various offences.
This time, Dynamos were slapped with a $375 fine for failure to provide cleaned dressing rooms during a match against Harare City on April 27.
They were also fined $250 for failure to provide requested information on time [team sheets] during their league match against Caps United.
The Harare giants also failed to submit monthly awards ballots for April and May and were consequently hit with a $250 fine. The champions failed to produce club flags which attracted a $250 fine.
They, however, attracted the heaviest fine of $4 000 for missile-throwing by their fans during their match against army side Black Rhinos.
Bulawayo giants Highlanders were second team to incur the heaviest fines after they were fined a total of $4 000 for missile-throwing in two instances. They were fined $2 000 for pitch invasion and missile-throwing during their match against How Mine on June 6 and another $2 000 for throwing missiles during their match against Dynamos at Barbourfields Stadium.
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Highlanders’ Willard Khumalo was also fined $125 for his expulsion from the technical area during the match against Chapungu in May.
However, Caps United appear to have behaved well so far, attracting only a total of $875 for accumulating five yellow cards or more during their match against Hwange ($125) and use of an undesignated entry point for that match ($750).
Shabanie Mine were fined a total of $1 700 for delaying match kick-off against How Mine ($250), use of an undesignated entry point against FC Platinum $750, failure to provide club flags $250 and using a kit with the names of a player or sponsor’s logo not properly secured as per Fifa standards against Buffaloes $450 The other clubs fined are as follows:
ZPC Kariba — Failure to provide requested documents on time during their match against Harare City ($250);
Buffaloes — Peter Masibera’s expulsion from the technical area during the match against Triangle United ($125);
How Mine — Albert Mangezi’s expulsion from the technical area during the match against Caps United ($125);
ZPC Kariba — Delaying match kick-off against Shabanie Mine ($250); How Mine — Failure to provide requested information on time (team sheets) during the match against Harare City ($250);
Harare City FC — Failure to provide requested information on time (team sheets) match against How Mine ($250);
ZPC Kariba FC — Saul Chaminuka’s expulsion from the technical area match against Chiredzi ($125);
Chiredzi FC — Delaying match kick-off against Harare City ($250); Chiredzi — Failure to produce licences during their match against Harare City ($250);
Buffaloes — Failure to submit monthly awards ballots for April and May 2014 ($250);
Chicken Inn — Failure to submit monthly awards ballots for April and May 2014 ($250);
Chapungu — Failure to submit monthly awards ballots for April and May 2014 ($250);
Chiredzi — Failure to submit monthly awards ballots for April and May 2014 ($250);
Hwange — Failure to submit monthly awards ballots for April and May 2014 ($250);
ZPC Kariba — Failure to submit monthly awards ballots for April and May 2014 ($250);
ZPC Kariba — Failure to provide club flags ($250);
Chiredzi — Failure to provide club flags ($250);
Buffaloes — Failure to provide club flags ($250);
Bantu Rovers — Failure to provide club flags($250);
Hwange — Failure to provide club flags ($250);
Chapungu — Failure to provide club flags ($250);
Chiredzi — Delaying match kick-off against Caps United ($250);
Chiredzi — Delaying match kick-off against Buffaloes (Chibuku Super Cup) ($1 000);
Black Rhinos — Josten Matutu’s use of abusive language towards match officials against.
Dynamos (Chibuku Super Cup ) ($500); and Black Rhinos — Gift Kamuriwo’s use of abusive language towards match officials against Dynamos (Chibuku Super Cup ($500).
